Garment hanger



June 10, 1930. s -s 1,763,134

GARMENT HANGER Filed Dec. 22, 1928 i Patented June 10, 1930 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE PEYTON S. GOLES, F ATLANTA, GEORGIA .GARMENT HANGER I Application filed December 22, 1928. SerialNo. 327,958.

, Genericallythis invention relates to hangers, but it is more especially directed to the type known as dress or coat hangers adapted to support various types ofwearing apparel.

- B, An important objectof this invention is the provision of a hanger of this character comprising a flexible non-slip supporting member adapted to support garments, including garments of light and flimsy material such as ladies waists and the like.

A further important object is the provision of a han er of this character comprising a horizonta member and a hook member secured thereto intermediate its lengtl1,'and a flexible spiral-like member, preferably of rubber'or other antislip material, centrally supported by said-hook member above the horizontal member and having its ends connected to the ends of the horizontal "member to provide a flexible element for preventing slipping disengagement of ladies garments and the like when they are supported by said hanger. g 1

A still further object of this invention is the, provision of a hanger as above described and having the horizontal member formed of two hingedlyflconnec'ted sections foldable' A upon themselves and having means for securing saidsectlons either in longitudinal alignment or at any desired angle with respect to each other, whereby the angu'larity of the flexible supporting member is adjustable to support various types of garments Fig. 1 is a side elevation of my improvedhanger Fig. 2 is a fragmentary detail 'view of on end of'the longitudinal member 'and flexible element;

Fig. 3 is a detail view of the hook member showing manner of supporting the flexible member; and

Fig. i'is a side elevation of a modified form showing the horizontal member hinged to render the device collapsible.

Practice has demonstrated that the varioustypes of hangers with which 1 am familiar have provenunsatisfactory by reason of cost of production and the prevalence with which light gowns andfotlier ladies wearing apparel become disengaged' from the hanger with attendant damage to such garments, and I it was to overcome such deficiencies, and to provide a hanger slmple 1n design, manufacturable at a neghgible cost, light in weight,

and having a flexible. non-slipping supporting member adapted to maintain all types of clothing'in proper position thereon, under certain circumstances to maintain various garments in their normal shape, and to prevent their ready disarrangement irrespectiveof the type of garment, including light and flimsy articles of ladies wearing apparel, that normally tend to slip off the hanger, that I designed the device forming the subject matter of this invention. v

In the illustrated embodiment characterizing this invention there is shown a hanger A comprising a horizontal member, preferably constructed of wood, but which may be constructed of any desired material, and having a hook member'B extending through said member central of its length or otherwise suitably secured thereto, formed with a shank 6. in the present instance formed of wire and twisted to form loop 7 at a point suitably spaced above the member 5 and extending upwardly andterminating in hook '8, adapted to engage a suitable support, as

will hereinafter more fully appear.

A flexible supporting member C adapted to extend through the said loop 7, prefer ably formed of rubber or othernon-slip material and twistodto form spiral flights 9 .and having each of its-endssecured to the respective ends of member 5 clips 10 or other suitable fastening elements, as will be rubber so as to maintainthe garments in non- "slipping contact therewith and formed with spiral flights to present an uneven surface to further insure non-slipping of the garments supported thereby, it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to rubber, since in some instances it might be found expedient to employ other materials without departing from the principles of my invention.

With but a negligible increase in cost of production the hanger as above described may be made adjustable and foldable into a small compass for purposes of shipment, for use while traveling, and the like, by simply having the horizontal supporting member formed with twosections centrally hinged so as to enable the ready folding for purposes above described. a

Fig. 4 illustrates a hanger identical to that above described, with the exception that the horizontalmember 5 is formed with two complemental sections 11 and 11 respectively, with-their inner ends complementally mortised, said mortised portions being centrally bored to receive the threaded bolt 12 for engagement with thumb nut 13, actuation of which adjustably secures the sections in any desired angular position with respect to each other, as shown by dottedoutline 14;, said sections 11 and 11 being folded upon themselves when not in use, as shown in dotted outline 15. While not necessary to the proper functioning of the device, if desired, the outer ends of the sections 11 and 11 may be formed with an upwardly extended rounded projection 16, which efiects the form of my invention illustrated in the accompanying drawings and referred to intheabove description as the preferred embodiment is the most practical and efficient; yet realizing the conditions concurrent with the adoption of my device will necessarily vary, I desire to emphasize that various minor changes in details of construction proportion and arrangement of parts, may be resorted to within the scope of the appended claims without departing from or sacrificing any of the principles of this invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I desire protected by Letters Patent is as set forth in the following claim:

A garment hanger comprising a horizona more pleasing appearance when the sections are positioned as shown at 14.

sections 11 and 11 and by virtue of the adjustability of said sections, the angularity of member C according to the particular requirements is effected. It is therefore apparent that this'form is readily adjustable to different weights, sizes and types of garments, which is especially desirable in connection with the variety in ladies wearing apparel.

From the above it will be apparent that I have designed a hanger, forclothing of great adaptability, simple in construction,

.manufacturable at a negligible cost, embodying a novel flexible supporting medium, and

eflicient for the purposes intended.

Although in practice I have found that 

